What color is #6E4579?

#6E4579 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E4579?

The RGB value is 110, 69, 121: 110 red, 69 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E4579?

The complementary color is #507945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E4579?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E4579 color

#6E4579 rgb(110, 69, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E4579 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 27.1% green and 47.5% blue (110, 69, 121).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#6E4579 color codes

HEX	`#6E4579`
RGB	`rgb(110, 69, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 27.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 43%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.89, 27.23, -22.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.89, 35.41, 320.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.009, 8.952, 19.181)`
Decimal	`7226745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E4579, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6E4579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E4579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6E4579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e4579; }
.text { color: #6e4579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e4579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 69 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e4579, #79456a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6E4579?: #6E4579 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E4579?: The RGB value is 110, 69, 121: 110 red, 69 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E4579?: The complementary color is #507945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E4579?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.